Voting underway for third phase of polling in Odisha, EVM snags delay process
Bhubaneswar, May 25 - Voting for the third phase is underway in Odisha in six parliamentary constituencies and 42 assembly segments amid technical glitches in Electronic Voting machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) leading to delays.
Amid violence & tension, Bengal’s 8 LS seats record 36.88 pc polling
Kolkata, May 25 - Brisk polling for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal was witnessed on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 36.88 in the first four hours till 11 a.m.
Bhiwani-Mahendragarh sees highest turnout in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 25 - Haryana on Saturday registered an approximate turnout of 8.31 per cent in the first two hours of polling.
Voters queue up at polling booths in J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Anantnag, May 25 - During the first two hours of the voting in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in J&K on Saturday, an 8.89 per cent voter turnout was witnessed.
Polling underway for Delhi LS polls, voters make beeline to exercise their right
New Delhi, May 25 - Braving scorching heat, voters turned out in large numbers to exercise their right to franchise at polling booths in seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.
Polling underway in Bengal, two die in violence
Kolkata, May 25 - With two deaths -onfirmed and reports of poll-related tension surfacing mainly from East Midnapore and West Midnapore districts, the polling percentage for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal in the sixth phase on Saturday was 16.54 in the
Long queues outside polling stations in Bihar’s Sheohar, Siwan LS seats
Patna, May 25 - Voting in eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar in the sixth phase was underway on Saturday and enthusiasm was visible among voters at several places.
Richest woman Savitri Jindal casts vote, confident of PM Modi’s third term
Chandigarh, May 25 - BJP leader and richest Indian woman with $33 billion net worth, Savitri Jindal, whose youngest son Naveen Jindal is also in the fray, on Saturday cast her vote at her hometown Hisar in Haryana.
Jaishankar, Hardeep Puri, Bansuri Swaraj among early voters in 6th phase of LS polls
New Delhi, May 25 - Voting is underway for all seven seats in the national capital under the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to maximise voter turnout before noon.
Mehbooba sits on dharna alleging PDP workers have been arrested
Anantnag, May 25 - Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, Mehbooba Mufti sat on a dharna on Saturday alleging that her party workers had been arrested to prevent their participation in the voting process.
LS poll campaign: PM Modi to hold public meetings in Bihar, UP today
New Delhi, May 25 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday hold public meetings in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as part of the campaign for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections
Haryana CM Saini, his predecessor Khattar among early voters
Chandigarh, May 25 - Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and his predecessor Manohar Lal Khattar were among the early voters who cast their votes on Saturday in their respective polling stations.
J&K: Enthusiastic voters line up in Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency as voting starts
Anantnag, May 25 - Enthusiastic voters came out early Saturday morning to exercise their franchise in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.
Polling for 14 LS seats begins in UP; Maneka Gandhi, Nirahua in fray
Lucknow, May 25 - Voting for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh started at 7 a.m. on Saturday in the sixth and penultimate round of elections.
Voting begins for penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, May 25 - Voting began at 7 a.m. on Saturday for the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha polls with over 11 crore voters in 58 seats across eight states/UTs eligible to seal the fate of the 889 candidates in the
Polling for all 10 Lok Sabha seats begins in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 25 - Polling started across all the 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana amid tight security on Saturday morning in the sixth and penultimate phase of the general elections.
Shashi Tharoor claims BJP has lost the national security narrative
Patna May 24 - Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the Central government over national security, claiming that it did not take any action on the border issues involving China.
LS polls: Over 25L voters to decide fate of 23 candidates in Gurgaon constituency
Gurugram, May 24 - The sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections will see voters in all 10 Parliamentary constituencies in Haryana exercising their franchise on Saturday (May 25). In the Gurgaon LS seat, a total of 25,33,958 voters will decide the
All arrangements in place for voting in J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri constituency: CEO
Srinagar, May 24 - J&K's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P.K. Pole said on Friday that all arrangements are in place for smooth, fearless, and secure voting in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency on Saturday in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
INDIA bloc headed for clear mandate, says Jairam Ramesh
Chandigarh, May 24 - Congress in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, on Friday asserted the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc was headed for a clear and decisive mandate in the Lok Sabha polls.